BUSINESS1 the work that companies do2 the amount of business a company is doing3 relating to business4 to do business5 a business agreement6 someone who works in businessRELATED WORDSwhen a business fails 生意失败FAIL (8)see alsoCOMPANYMANAGERMONEYPROFITSELLBUYJOBSHOP/STORE1 the work that companies do 公司进行的业务business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [uncountable noun]the work that companies do when they buy and sell goods and services 商业；贸易；生意 Business in Europe has been badly affected by economic conditions in Asia. 欧洲的业务受到亚洲经济局势的不良影响。on businessfor business reasons 出差 She'll be back next week - she's in Korea on business. 她下周回来—她去日本出差了。the advertising/computer/insurance businessthe work of companies that are involved in advertising, computers etc 广告业/电脑业/保险业 He's been in the advertising business for over 20 years now, and he wants to get out. 他从事广告业至今已二十多年，他想不干这一行了。have a head for businesshave a good understanding of business 有商业头脑 Spending a year working for a big company will be good for him - at the moment he has no head for business at all. 在大公司工作一年对他有好处——现在他一点商业头脑都没有。trade /treɪd/ [uncountable noun]the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between countries 〔尤指国家间的〕贸易，买卖trade with/between The introduction of the Euro should make trade between European countries much easier. 欧元的使用应该能给欧洲各国间的贸易带来更多便利。trade in somethingthe buying and selling of a particular kind of goods 某种商品的买卖 The trade in data processing between countries is likely to grow faster than the trade in goods. 各国间的数据处理贸易很可能比商品贸易增长得更快。trade agreement South Korea and Japan have signed an important trade agreement. 韩国与日本签订了一份重要的贸易协定。trade deficitwhen a country buys more goods from another country than it sells to that country 贸易赤字，贸易逆差 The trade deficit with China remains high. 与中国的贸易逆差仍然很高。trade embargowhen a country refuses to buy goods from another country or sell goods to that country 贸易禁令 The U.S. has maintained a trade embargo against Cuba since 1962. 美国从1962年起开始对古巴实施贸易禁运。balance of tradethe difference between the amount a country buys and the amount it sells 贸易差额 Strong exports of services helped the overall balance of trade. 强劲的服务输出有助于改善总体的贸易差额。world/international/overseas trade After agriculture, overseas trade accounts for the largest portion of the economy. 海外贸易排在农业之后占了经济的第二大份额。the fur/arms/diamond etc tradethe buying and selling of fur, weapons etc 毛皮/军火/钻石等贸易 The war has created favorable conditions for the illegal arms trade. 这场战争为非法军火贸易创造了有利条件。commerce /ˈkɒmɜːʳsǁˈkɑː-/ [uncountable noun]the buying and selling of goods and services, especially between companies or countries - use this to talk about these activities in general 〔尤指公司或国家间的〕商业；商务；贸易〔一般说法〕 One of the roles of the federal government is to regulate interstate commerce. 联邦政府的职责之一是管理州际贸易。 He had a genuine talent for commerce and soon had a brilliant career working for the World Bank. 他具有经商的天赋，在世界银行的工作没用多久就极为成功。industry /ˈɪndəstri/ [countable/uncountable noun]the production of large quantities of goods to sell to people, or the companies and people that are involved in this process 工业，产业，制造业 The region has tried to attract new industry in order to reduce unemployment. 该地区已设法吸引新的工业以降低失业率。the textile/motor/engineering etc industry Many people moved from Asia to work in the British textile industry, where jobs were plentiful. 许多人从亚洲移民到英国从事纺织业，那里有大量的就业机会。in industry She was looking for a management position in industry. 她想在制造业寻找一份管理工作。heavy industrythe production of steel, cars, ships etc 重工业 The Ruhr valley has always been the centre of German heavy industry. 鲁尔谷一向是德国重工业中心。light industrythe production of goods such as electronic and electrical goods 轻工业 Ireland is now a European center for light industry, like computer assembly. 爱尔兰现已成为欧洲的轻工业中心，譬如说电脑装配。e-commerce /ˈiː ˌkɒmɜːʳsǁ-ˌkɑː-/ [uncountable noun]the buying and selling of goods and services on the Internet 电子商务 E-commerce is still a small but fast-growing part of the U.S. economy. 电子商务仍是美国经济中规模较小但增长迅速的部分。 a conference to debate the future of e-commerce 探讨电子商务的未来的会议operations /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənzǁˌɑːp-/ [plural noun]a company'soperations are all its activities, especially in one country or one area of business 〔公司的〕经营；〔尤指在一个国家或一个商业领域内的〕业务UK/US/overseas/international etc operations Salco may have to close down its UK operations with the loss of 1500 jobs. 萨尔科公司可能被迫停止在英国的业务，这将使1,500人失业。 He was an important decision maker in terms of GM's overseas operations. 他是通用汽车公司海外业务的重要决策者。dealings /ˈdiːlɪŋz/ [plural noun]business activities, especially those that involve the movement of money between companies, countries, banks etc 〔尤指公司、国家、银行间的〕商业活动；交易 The company had to pay a lot of tax on its financial dealings during the past tax year. 该公司要为其上一个税务年度内所进行的金融交易付大量的税款。dealings with Mr Stockwell's dealings with several Third World banks are currently under investigation. 斯托克韦尔先生与几家第三世界银行所进行的交易目前正在接受调查。venture /ˈventʃəʳ/ [countable noun]a new business activity which involves risking money 风险项目；商业冒险 The group is planning to risk everything to get their next venture off the ground. 为了使下一个风险项目顺利开展，该集团打算把公司的一切都押作赌注。business venture His bankruptcy was the result of several reckless business ventures. 他的破产是由几次鲁莽的商业冒险活动所致。joint venture Ford has invested $125 million in a joint venture to build engines in China. 福特公司在一个合营项目中投资了1.25亿美元在中国生产汽车发动机。2 the amount of business a company is doing 公司的业务量business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [uncountable noun]a company is successful/not successful 业务情况；营业额 Business is really bad at the moment. They may have to sell some of their factories overseas. 目前的业务情况很糟糕。也许他们得卖掉一些在海外的工厂。 Business was good until June and then sales fell because people were on vacation. 营业额到6月份仍表现良好，但此后由于人们出外度假，销量便下降了。business is boomingbusiness is very good 生意兴隆 In the old days, when business was booming, he used to fly to New York twice a week. 以前当生意兴隆时，他一周要乘飞机去纽约两次。something is good for business Building the new highway will be good for business. 建造这条新公路将为贸易带来好处。turnover /ˈtɜːʳnəʊvəʳ/ [singular noun]the amount of goods or services that a company sells in a particular period of time 〔公司在某段时期的〕营业额 Our corporation has an annual turnover of $3.2 billion. 我们公司每年的营业额达32亿美元。 Turnover is expected to double now that the recession is over. 经济衰退期已过，估计营业额将翻一番。sales /seɪlz/ [plural noun]the amount of goods or services that a company sells 销售额 Sales have been far better than expected. 销售额比预期的要好得多。 These firms report sales of between 10 and 20 million dollars a year. 这些公司表示每年的销售额在1，000万到2,000万元之间。sales figuresinformation about how much has been sold 销售数字 December sales figures will be released on Thursday. 12月份的销售数字将于星期四公布。3 relating to business 与商贸有关的business /ˈbɪznɪs, ˈbɪznəs/ [adjective only before noun] During the first week of the secretarial course we learned how to write business letters. 上秘书课的第一周，我们学会了如何写商业信函。 Most of the women there were wearing business suits. 那里的大部分女士都穿职业套装。business trip/lunch/meetinga trip, meal etc arranged for business reasons not pleasure 公差/商务午餐/商务会议 He's in Tokyo on a business trip. 他出差到东京去了。business associatesomeone you do business with 生意伙伴 I've known Mr Henry for years. He's one of my father's old business associates. 我认识亨利先生许多年了。他是我父亲在生意上的一个老伙伴。commercial /kəˈmɜːʳʃəl/ [adjective only before noun]acommercial activity or organization is concerned with the business of buying and selling goods and services 商业的；商务的 His first commercial venture was opening a small corner shop. 他的第一次商业冒险就是在街角开了个小店。 The British Empire was established for commercial as well as political reasons. 大英帝国是基于商业及政治理由而建立的。 The space shuttle is being used more and more for commercial purposes. 航天飞机被越来越多地用于商业目的。commercially [adverb]relating to whether something is successful and makes a profit: 从商业的角度来看 Commercially, the movie was a disaster. 从商业的角度看，这部影片是彻底失败的。industrial /ɪnˈdʌstriəl/ [adjective usually before noun]relating to the production of goods in factories 工业的 The government is giving high priority to industrial development. 该政府视工业发展为重点项目。 industrial waste 工业废料4 to do business 做生意do business /ˌduː ˈbɪzns/ [verb phrase]if a company does business with another company, it buys things from them or sells things to them 做生意 I hope you'll think about my offer. I'm sure we can do business. 希望你能考虑一下我方的报价。我相信我们能做成这笔生意。do business with They do a lot of business with Italian companies. 他们与意大利公司有大量生意往来。 She's very efficient - the kind of person you want to do business with. 她办事很有效率—是那种你愿意与之做生意的人。do good businessdo a lot of successful business 生意做得很成功 They've been doing very good business lately. They'll probably even expand their operations. 最近他们的生意一直非常好。他们甚至有可能扩大业务。be in business /biː ɪn ˈbɪzns/ [verb phrase]if someoneis in business they own a company or shop 经商，做生意 In all the twenty years I've been in business this is the worst period I've seen for sales. 我做了20年的生意，这是我所经历过的最糟糕的销售期。 The insurance companies are in business to make money, not waste it. 保险公司做生意是为了赚钱而非浪费金钱。set up in businessBritishstart a company, shop etc 【英】创业；办公司 When I qualified I set up in business as a financial consultant. 我取得资格之后开办了一家金融咨询公司。deal with /ˈdiːl wɪð/ [transitive phrasal verb]to buy goods from another company or person, or sell goods to them 与〔公司或个人〕做生意 I deal with farmers, selling them things like cattle feed and insecticides. 我与农场主做生意，向他们出售牛饲料及杀虫剂等东西。 They don't buy their office supplies from a store - they only deal with the manufacturers. 他们不是从商店里买办公室用品的—他们只向生产商订购。 We don't deal with the actors directly - we usually have to go through their agents. 我们不直接与演员们接触—通常要通过他们的经纪人。deal in /ˈdiːl ɪn something/ [transitive phrasal verb]to do business buying or selling a particular product 经营〔某种产品〕 Companies that deal in oil should prepare themselves for a price drop. 做石油生意的公司应对价格下跌及早做好准备。 The main commodities he dealt in were rice, and lentils. 他经营的商品主要是大米和小扁豆。trade /treɪd/ [intransitive verb]if a country or large organizationtrades with another country or large organization, they buy, sell, or exchange goods with each other 与〔国家或大机构〕进行贸易trade with The two nations have not traded with each other for over 30 years. 这两个国家已有三十多年没有贸易往来了。trading partnera country that regularly does business with another country 贸易伙伴 Japan is one of our major trading partners. 日本是我们的主要贸易伙伴之一。operate /ˈɒpəreɪtǁˈɑː-/ [intransitive verb]if a company or organizationoperates it takes part in business activities, especially in one country or in one kind of business 经营〔尤指在一个国家或某一商业领域内〕 Olivetti operates in all the major computer markets in the world. 奥利维提公司在全世界所有主要的电脑市场上都有业务。 Screenview are a small company operating from a converted barn in a village near Norwich. 斯克林维是一家小公司，他们在诺里奇附近的村庄内一个经过改建的仓库内经营。5 a business agreement 商业协议deal /diːl/ [countable noun]a business agreement between two companies, especially when one company agrees to provide goods or services, and another company agrees to buy them 交易；买卖 Wickes lost a lot of money on two large property deals. 威克斯在两大宗房地产交易中赔了许多钱。deal with They agreed a $55 million deal with a leading Japanese automobile company. 他们同意与一家主要的日本汽车公司做一笔5，500万美元的生意。sign a deal Taylor recently signed a deal to lease her three-bedroom home for $14,000. 泰勒最近签了一份租约，把她有三个卧室的住房以14,000美元的价钱出租了。finalize a dealcomplete it 完成交易 It is expected that the deal will be finalized before the end of May. 估计这笔交易将于5月底之前完成。transaction /trænˈzækʃən/ [countable noun]a business deal between two or more people or companies in which money is given and something is bought or sold 〔一笔〕交易；业务 When the transaction is complete it will be at least two weeks before you receive your copy of the contract. 这笔交易完成后，至少再过两个星期你才能收到合同副本。 Most transactions are processed by computer at our Head Office. 大部分交易都是由我们总部的电脑处理的。6 someone who works in business 在商界工作的人businessman/businesswoman/businessperson /ˈbɪznɪsmən, ˈbɪznəsmən, ˈbɪz nsˌwʊmən, ˈbɪznsˌpɜːʳsən/ [countable noun]someone who works in business, especially as the owner or manager of a company 商人；女商人〔尤指公司的老板或经理〕 Tim Knight is a high-powered businessman who runs his own electronics company. 蒂姆·奈特是个干劲十足的商人，管理着自己的一家电子公司。 A successful businesswoman, she had made her first million before she was 21. 她是个成功的商人，不到21岁就挣了她的第一个一百万。entrepreneur /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʳǁˌɑːn-/ [countable noun]someone who is willing to risk their money in order to make a profit or start a new company 企业家；创业者 The Bay Area is full of entrepreneurs hoping to make money on the Internet. 海湾区域有许多满怀希望要靠互联网发财的创业者。 A few months ago a young property entrepreneur bought a vacant house, redecorated it and sold it for twice the original value. 几个月前，一位年轻的房地产商人买下一幢空房子，重新装修之后便以原价两倍的价钱卖出。